The Effects of Learner's Permit Requirements in Tennessee

摘要

Sixteen and 17 year-olds were surveyed at motor-vehicle offices in Tennes- see after qualifying for their first driver's license. When the survey was con- ducted during October and November 1995, neither a learner's permit nor completion of a driver education course was required to obtain a license at age 16 or 17. The survey was repeated during December and January 1996-97, ap- proximately one year after a requirement to hold a learner's permit for 90 days or complete a driver education course was implemented.